The grand old Holidailies catch-up.
I'm quite behind with Holidailies this year, so I'm going to catch up with one long post of pieces parts instead of trying to make, uh, eleven separate things. OK with you? Good, let's go!
Every December starts out snail-slogging through the first week and then all of a sudden Christmas is next week wait what? Oops.
I won my Goodreads reading challenge of 25 books a bit ahead of schedule, but so many of those were short or re-reads that it didn't feel like a real win. I'm about to re-read another book, too; I finally saw the trailer for the "Good Omens" series and I am beyond excited.
It is difficult to be annoyed by evening commute traffic while laughing at the latest episode of Paul F. Tompkins' podcast, "Spontaneanation".
The song "Level Up" by Vienna Teng has been running through my head lately. The song is excellent, but the video ... well, it levels it up.
And then my uncle sent me a link to her exquisite "Ain't No Sunshine / Lose Yourself" cover/mashup and though I thought I could not love her any more I became one giant goosebump when I listened to this.
It's the season of giving, so here is one of the cutest kitten photos I have ever seen.
Have you heard of "binge boxes"? They're boxes of 3-6 DVDs grouped around a theme or actor that you can check out from your local library! My favorite that I've seen: "A Box of Rocks" -- all films starring The Rock.
Speaking of libraries, I love seeing positive tweets and posts about them on social media ... but the best way to support your local library is to show up and use it. If you don't know how to get started with your local library, or even where it is, leave a comment on this post and I will help you. I mean it!
Thus concludes the grand old Holidailies catch-up. I'll try for another post tomorrow.
Writing from: a quiet study in Portland, Oregon. Listening to: rain and wind and rain.